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The JEE(main and advanced) and the NEET(undergraduate) have been postponed to September 2020. A decision to this effect has been taken on Friday following the recommendation of the expert committee set up by the ministry of human resource development on Thursday.
The computer based multi-session JEE (main) examinations will be held from September 1 to September 6, while the JEE (advanced) will be held on September 27, 2020. The pen-paper mode entrance for medical colleges, NEET-UG will be conducted on September 13, 2020.
"Safety of the students is paramount and keeping that in view and to ensure quality education we have decided to postpone the exams,” said Ramesh Pokhriyal, union minister for HRD.
According to a senior HRD official, “The committee in its report recommended postponing the exam after reviewing the prevailing situation. There are a large number of centres which fall under the containment zones and large areas in Assam and Bihar are facing floods. Therefore, it would not be possible to conduct the exams in the present scenario.”
The delay in the entrance exams will have a cascading effect on the new academic session. The new academic session for the first year students, as per present planning, is expected to commence from November.
According to a senior HRD official, "The counselling and admission process for engineering and medical colleges is expected to be completed by mid-November. Hence the session is likely to start between the fourth week of November or first week of December. However, this too is subject to the prevailing conditions."
The IITs take around a month to complete its joint counselling process. It will take around a week to announce the results from the date of exam, which is September 27. Therefore the IITs are likely to start their 2020-21 session from the first week of December.
(content source: timesofindia.indiatimes)
